Thanks, I'd never even used a lathe before, so I was pretty pleased with it. I'm going practice on some spindles before attempting another bowl. At some point I need to learn how to sharpen my chisels too.

I’ve got very little time to turn things so I bought 2 carbide chisels. One round head and one square. They have made it sooo much easier and quicker. (Always sharp and no sharpening) I don’t know where you’re from but I’m in South Carolina and there’s a Woodcraft near me that sells them. And no I don’t work there it’s just the only place near me that sells them.

I used to pop the heads off my Barbies and since they can’t easily be popped back on, my sister and I made up a song about the Barbies staying at the “Dead Head Hotel.” I can still remember the surprisingly cheery tune...

I had something like that happen to be at church as a teenager. Some girl around 8 walked up to me and I had a pair of khaki pants on that had a red tag on the zipper, she just walked up and said “what’s that”? While grabbing the zipper. I turned beet red and freaked out. I don’t think anyone saw but it made me a lot more aware that kids just don’t pay attention to what they’re doing.

My ex wife always told me about a time where she was trying to wake me up and I smacked her cheek and shushed her apparently. I have 0 recollection of it, had no idea why she was so pissed the next morning.